Mastodonia

WELCOME TO MASTODONIA Time-traveling turns into big business and big trouble when a casual walk down a farm path in a quiet Wisconsin town leads an archeologist into the Pleistocene era and he uncovers an interstellar mystery from before recorded time... Asa Steel is unprepared for the incredible events that begin to unfold when Rila Elliot – a woman he loved two decades before – steps out of the past and his faithful dog Bowser starts loping into it through time trails heвЂTMs discovered in his own backyard. RilaвЂTMs appearance is mere coincidence, but BowserвЂTMs retrieval of fresh dinosaur bones is as inexplicable as is the curious crater in AsaвЂTMs backyard that seems to have been made by a spaceship from the stars. And thatвЂTMs only the beginning. Soon Asa himself trips in time, led into prehistoric eras by an enigmatic cat-faced creature. Unable to communicate with his alien guide except though a local simpleton named Hiram, Asa attempts to understand the meaning and the purpose of these time trails. Meanwhile, Rila, always looking toward the future, arranges to turn them into one of the biggest money-making travel ventures of all time. In short order, the time trails in the quiet town of Willow Bend become the focus of global attention, government scrutiny and the target for an unprecedented solution to overpopulation. But from the moment the first modern men begin trekking back in time, thereвЂTMs more danger, excitement and trouble than any of them would have ever bargained for. Asa Steele was unprepared for the incredible events that began to unfold when Rila Elliot--a long-lost love--stepped out of the past and his faithful dog Bowser started loping into it through time trails he'd discovered in his own backyard. Rila's appearance was mere coincidence, but Bowser's retrieval of fresh dinosaur bones was as inexplicable as was the curious crater in Asa's backyard that seemed to have been made by a spaceship from the stars. Soon Asa himself tripped in time, led into prehistoric eras by an enigmatic cat-faced alien. In short order, the time trails in the quiet town of Willow Bend became the focus of global attention and government scrutiny. Then time-traveling turned into big business and led to big trouble, when Asa and Rila uncovered an interstellar mystery from before recorded time! Cover art by Chris Moore Also published titled "Catface" Science Fiction Asa Steele was unprepared for the incredible events that began to unfold when Rila Elliot--a long-lost love--stepped out of the past and his faithful dog Bowser started loping into it through time trails he'd discovered in his own backyard. Rila's appearance was mere coincidence, but Bowser's retrieval of fresh dinosaur bones was as inexplicable as was the curious crater in Asa's backyard that seemed to have been made by a spaceship from the stars. Soon Asa himself tripped in time, led into prehistoric eras by an enigmatic cat-faced alien. In short order, the time trails in the quiet town of Willow Bend became the focus of global attention and government scrutiny. Then time-traveling turned into big business and led to big trouble, when Asa and Rila uncovered an interstellar mystery from before recorded time! Also published titled "Catface" Italian-language edition of Simak's sci-fi classic "Mastodonia." # 762 in Mondadori's "Urania le Antologie" reprint series.